Turkey has said it will grant visas at border gates for businessmen from African countries for stays up to 30 days if certain conditions are met as part of its ongoing efforts to facilitate visa requirements for African businessmen.
The Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on Tuesday that Turkey has decided to issue visas at the entry point in İstanbul’s Atatürk International Airport starting today for businessmen and citizens from 46 African countries who travel with Turkish Airlines (THY) and for businessmen who hold a valid 6-month Schengen, British or American visa. This will be applicable to the citizens of 46 sub-Saharan African countries, including Angola, Chad, Somali, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria.
The statement also said Turkish authorities will consider those who enter Turkey for tourism purposes or on business to be eligible to obtain a visa at Atatürk International Airport if they also have the necessary documents in line with their travel purpose such as a hotel reservation, sufficient financial funds for the duration of their stay ($50 per day) and a roundtrip ticket from THY. They will also be required to pay 15 euros, or $20, as a visa fee.
The statement also added that citizens of the African nations included on the list should have entered the US, the UK or a Schengen-area country at least once prior to their arrival in Turkey and that they should not have been denied entry or deported from these countries in order for their visa, of at least six months, for these three areas to also be applicable for entry into Turkey.
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